Fascia board and curtain rod mounting bracket



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18 Claims. (Cl. 160-38) This invention relates to Venetian blinds and, more particularly, to supporting brackets for valances or fascia boards used in conjunction with Venetian blinds. This application is a continuation in part of my application S. N. 115,383, filed September 13, 1949, now abandoned.

The head bar of a Venetian blind is often concealed by a fascia board extending across the wall opening in front of the head bar. Curtains or other drapery for the window are sometimes mounted directly on the fascia board and sometimes on curtain rods mounted between the fascia board and the head bar.

Fascia boards may be formed of channel-shaped sheet metal strip having inturned lateral edges, such a fascia board having certain advantages over the wooden fascia boards previously used. Fascia boards may extend between a pair of installation brackets supporting the Venetian blind, as shown in my copending application S. N. 27,773, filed May 18, 1948, now U. S. Patent 2,645,281 or the fascia board may be mounted several inches in front of the wall and the ends of the fascia board extend rearwardly at each side of the window opening to a position adjacent the wall.

Among the general objects of the present invention are to provide an improved bracket for supporting fascia boards of the type herein described; to provide a fasciaboard-supporting bracket that is dependable in operation and easily and economically manufactured as a sheet metal stamping; and to provide fascia board supporting brackets that are easily installed on wooden Venetian blind head bars and on channel-shaped metal head bars, that firmly support a metal fascia board of the general type herein described, and that are readily engaged with or disengaged from the fascia board.

Further objects and objects relating to details of manufacture, economy, and use will more definitely appear from the detailed description to follow.

In one type of Venetian blind, with which fascia boards are conventionally used, a tilt bar is mounted beneath and pivotally carried by a stationary blind-supporting head bar, the individual slats of the blind being carried by ladder tapes secured to the tilt bar. blind, the fascia board, which conceals the operating mechanism of the blind, may extend between two installation brackets, one at each end of the head bar, the ends of the fascia board being supported by the brackets. When fascia boards of greater length are used, such as for wider blinds or in an organization when a single fascia board is used with two or more blinds, there is some tendency for the fascia board to sag downwardly and forwardly away from the head bar, particularly if it is carrying drapery. One form of the present invention is directed to a bracket for supporting a metal fascia board between its ends to prevent such sagging and to provide a support for a curtain rod located in the space between the fascia board and the blind. The bracket is also useful for supporting a fascia board near its ends, particularly when the ends of the fascia board are not received by the installation brackets.

In the so-called enclosed head type of Venetian blind, the lifting and tilting mechanism of the blind are contained within a more or less enclosed head bar which may be formed of a sheet metal channel extending across the top of the blind. It is often desirable to mount a fascia board in front of the head bar of such a blind to support drapery and a curtain rod. In such organizations the installation brackets are usually not adapted to support the ends of the fascia board, and these ends In this type of 2,700,521 Patented Apr. 19, 1955 extend rearwardly and abut the wall on either side of the window opening. Another form of the present invention is directed to a bracket for supporting a fascia board from an enclosed channel-shaped head bar.

In each of the forms shown, the invention comprises a unitary bracket stamped from sheet metal and comprising a strip formed to provide upper and lower terminal or end portions for engagement within the open beads of the fascia board and a rearwardly extending portion located between the terminal portions for supporting the bracket from a Venetian blind head bar. The bracket is made relatively resilient to facilitate snapin engagement with the fascia board.

In the first form of the invention, the bracket for use with a Venetian blind having a conventional wooden head bar, the rearwardly extending intermediate portion of the bracket is formed for direct attachment to the front wall of the head bar. The point of attachment to the head bar is located adjacent the upper terminal portion, the lower terminal portion being somewhat longer to provide for greater flexibility to permit snapping the bracket into position within the beads of the fascia board. Preferably, metal is stamped from the bracket strip to form a guide for mounting the bracket on the head bar, the displaced metal leaving a net section in the strip of reduced area and greater flexibility.

In the second form of the invention, for use with an enclosed head type of Venetian blind, the rearwardly extending portion of the bracket terminates in a pair of opposed, laterally extending tabs or flanges which are received within cooperating slots of a rearwardly extending, fiat, channel-shaped member which is received within a pair of guides of an intermediate brace of the channel. Preferably, a portion of the bracket located between the terminal portions is rearwardly downwardly inclined and provided with a terminal, upwardly opening hook formation to receive and support a curtain rod.

My invention is clearly defined in the appended claims. In the claims, as well as in the description, parts are at times identified by specific names for clarity and convenience, but such nomenclature is to be understood as having the broadest meaning consistent with the context and with the concept of my invention as distinguished from the pertinent prior art. The best form in which I have contemplated applying my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the front of a Venetian blind, including the fascia board and installation brackets, the lower portion of the blind being omitted. The fascia {goard intermediate support bracket is shown in broken ines.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the fascia board intermediate support bracket shown in broken lines in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a cross section of the fascia board support bracket, taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an elevation of the fascia board support bracket, the bracket being shown in applied position on a wooden Venetian blind head bar (which is shown in section). The method of engaging the bracket with a fascia board is shown in dot dash lines.

Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1 of the head bar, fascia board, and curtain rod, the bracket being shown in side elevation.

Fig. 6 is an isometric view of the head bar of an enclosed head Venetian blind, on which a fascia board and curtain rod are mounted by brackets according to the present invention, a portion of the fascia board being broken away.

Fig. 7 is an exploded isometric view of the bracket shown in Fig. 6, together with an extension and head bar brace for mounting the bracket on a head bar.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary isometric view showing the attachment of the bracket to the extension.

Fig. 9 is a cross section taken on the line 99 of Fig. 8, showing diagrammatically the locking of the bracket to the extension.

Fig. 10 is a somewhat diagrammatic isometric view showing the disengagement of the bracket from the fascia board.

Fig. 11 is a view similar to Fig. showing the engagement of the bracket with the fascia board.

Referring to the drawings, Fig. 1 shows a common type of wooden head bar of a Venetian blind, to which the present invention is applicable. in this type of blind, a wooden Venetian blind head bar 10 extends across the top of a wall opening and is supported by installation brackets 11, 11, these brackets being similar but of opposite hand and mounted on or adjacent the sides of the wall opening. A tilt bar (not shown) is pivotally mounted immediately below the head bar 19 for oscillation on an axis parallel to the head bar. The tilt bar supports depending ladder tapes 12 which in turn support the individual slats 14 of the blind.

The head bar 1% and the tilt bar are more or less concealed by a fascia board 15 extending in front of these bars, the fascia board usually being supported at its ends by the installation brackets 11, 11. The fascia board 15 may also be supported from the head bar 10 at one or more points between its ends by a fascia board support bracket 16.

The present invention is concerned with the fascia board support bracket in, this bracket being particularly adapted for engagement with the fascia board 15 here shown. The fascia board 15 is a metal fascia board formed of a strip of sheet metal or other suitable material which may have a generally fiat face 17 and rearwardly and inwardly turned lateral edges 1%, 19, the lateral edges preferably being turned back in spaced parallel relation behind the face 17 of the fascia board so as to form open beads extending along the top and bottom of the fascia board. This type of fascia board and a special fitting for adapting this fascia board for engagement with installation brackets suitable for use with a wooden fascia board is shown in my copending application S. N. 27,773.

This fascia board support bracket 16 is preferably formed of a sheet metal stamping of uniform width and thickness. The bracket 16 is formed with a generally flat intermediate portion which may be provided with rearwardly directed pointed marginal prongs 21, 21 and a somewhat longer central tab 22, located below the prongs 21, 21. Preferably, the prongs 21, 21 and tab 22 are struck from the balance of the intermediate portion 20, the tab 22 leaving a vertical wedge-shaped slot 24 which may have a rounded upper end and may be located between the prongs 21, 21.

The tab 22 serves as a guide for fixedly mounting the bracket 16 on the wooden head bar 10, the bracket being properly mounted as to height when the tab 22 is against the underside of the head bar, as indicated in Figs. 4 and 5. When mounting the bracket 15, the prongs 21, 21 may be entered into the front face of the head bar to hold the bracket temporarily until a screw 25 is entered into the head bar through the upper end of the slot 24, the head of the screw engaging the intermediate portion 20 of the bracket about the top and the sides of slot. When so mounted on the head bar the relation of the parts is such that the bracket 16 supports the intermediate portion of the fascia board 15 at the elevation of and in the plane of the ends of the fascia board as determined by the installation brackets 11, 11.

The bracket 16 is provided with an upper fascia-boardengaging portion 26 and a lower fascia-board-engaging portion 27, the portions 26 and 27 extending from the top and bottom respectively of the intermediate portion 20 of the bracket. The upper fascia-board-engaging portion 26 may extend forwardly in a horizontal plane which is approximately level with the top of the head bar 10 and its extremity 29 is turned upwardly and rearwardly as indicated in Figs. 4 and 5 to engage within the open bead formed by the rearwardly and inwardly turned upper lateral edge 19 of the fascia board.

The forward extension of the portion 26 of the bracket is such that its extremity 29 will support the intermediate portion of the fascia board 15 in the plane determined by its ends which are received within the brackets 11, 11. To retain the fascia board tightly, the extremity 29 of the bracket preferably extends diagonally from the junction of the inwardly and rearwardly turned portions of the upper lateral edge 19 to the rear side of the face 17 of the fascia board.

The lower fascia-board-engaging portion 27 of the bracket 16 may extend downwardly for a short distance from and in the plane of the intermediate portion 20 of the bracket and then obliquely downwardly and forwardly to the rear side of the face 15 0f the fascia board before extending vertically downwardly to the lower edge of the fascia board. The extremity 30 of the lower fascia-board-engaging portion 27 is downwardly and rearwardly inclined as indicated in Figs. 4- and 5 to engage against the junction of the rearwardly and inwardly turned portions of the lower edge 19 of the fascia board.

The upper and lower fascia-board-engaging portions of the bracket serve to support the engaged portion of the fascia board 15 in line with its ends and properly located relative to the head bar 10. If desired, more than one bracket may be used along the length of the fascia board, or the fascia board may be supported solely by two or more brackets 16 in lieu of supporting the fascia board within the installation brackets 11, 11.

The fascia board 15 is mounted on a Venetian blind by first engaging the ends of the fascia board with the installation brackets 11, 11. In the form of installation bracket shown in my above-mentioned application S. N. 27,773, the ends of the fascia board 15 are slidably received within pivotally mounted retainers forming a portion of the brackets, the retainers when in closed poiition forming vertical guides receiving the fascia board en s.

After engaging the fascia board 15 with the brackets 11, 11 and the retainers of the brackets having been moved to closed position as indicated in Fig. 1, the central portion of the fascia board 15 will lie against the forward side of the bracket 16. By sliding the fascia board upwardly slightly, the upper open bead formed by the upper lateral edge 19 may be engaged over the extremity 29 of the upper fascia-board-engaging portion of the bracket in the position indicated in Fig. 4.

The lower fascia-board-engaging portion 27 is more flexible than the upper portion 26 of the bracket due somewhat to its longer length but principally to the fact that stamping the central tab 22 leaves a net section of the bracket of considerably reduced cross section. Accordingly, the lower fascia-board-engaging portion 27 may be bent forwardly towards the upper fascia-boardengaging portion 26 as indicated in dot dash lines in Fig. 4 so as to enter the extremity 341 of the lower portion within the open bead formed at the bottom of the fascia board by the lower lateral edge 19. The lower fasciaboard-engaging portion 27 will bend principally at the net section adjacent the tab 22.

After engaging the lower fascia-board-engaging portion 27 with the fascia board 15, upon release of the fascia board and the bracket, they will assume the position shown in Fig. 5, in which the fascia board is held firmly in vertical position.

A curtain rod 31 may be mounted on the fascia board 15, the curtain rod being supported within special fittings at the end of the fascia board as indicated in my abovementioned application S. N. 27,773 and being supported at the bracket 16 by the V formation formed by the lower fascia-board-engaging portion 27 and the fascia board. The curtain rod is first mounted on the fascia board and the assembly mounted in the same manner as the fascia board above.

Fig. 6 shows a Venetian blind organization of the enclosed head bar type, in which a channel-shaped sheet metal head bar 32 is located at the top of the blind and serves to support and more or less enclose the operating mechanism of the blind. A head bar of this general type is disclosed in my copending application S. N. 778,002, filed October 4, 1947, now U. S. Patent 2, 629,434. The head bar 32 may be supported by installation brackets as shown in that application, or may be otherwise supported adjacent a window opening.

Even though the head bar 32 encloses and conceals from view the operating mechanism of the blind, it is often desirable to support a fascia board 34 a short distance (2 to 6 inches) in front of the head bar to support drapes and to conceal a curtain rod positioned in the space between the head bar and the fascia board. In many installations, it is desirable that the ends of the fascia board be rearwardly directed to a position adjacent the wall on which the head bar is mounted in order to conceal the ends of the head bar. This is particularly true in an outside mounting, in which the rear flange of the installation brackets is mounted on the wall adjacent the window rather than the brackets being mounted on the window jambs.

The fascia board 34, which is of the general type above described, is generally similar to the fascia board previously described although it may in practice be wider. This fascia board has a generally flat face and rearwardly and inwardly turned lateral edges 36, 36.

The fascia board 34 may be supported from the head bar 32 by a series of two or more brackets 39. The bracket 39 is preferably formed of a springy sheet metal stamping generally of the shape indicated in Fig. 7. This bracket is formed to span between the open beads of the fascia board 34 formed by the rearwardly and inwardly turned lateral edges 36, 36.

The lower terminal portion and the upper terminal portion 41 of the bracket are curved to extend between the inner sides of the inturned lateral edges 36, 36 and the rear side of the fascia board face 35, so as to more or less wedge within the open beads of the fascia board. The sheet material from which the bracket is formed is of a springy nature and initially rearwardly bowed away from the fascia board face 35 as best indicated in F g. 10. Thus, by increasing somewhat the curvature of this portion of the bracket, the lower terminal portion may be made to approach the upper terminal portion sufficiently to permit the bracket to be snapped into engagement within the open beads of the fascia board 34 in a manner to be described.

To render that part of the bracket between the terminal portions 40 and 41 more flexible, an interior portion 42 of the width of the bracket may be struck rearwardly to leave a remaining elongated portion of reduced crosssectional area and greater flexibility.

The interior portion 42 of the bracket struck from between the terminal portions 40 and 41 to increase the flexibility of the bracket may be formed into a downward, rearwardly extending arm terminating in an upwardly opening hooklike portion 54 for receiving a curtain rod 43. Preferably, the hook-like portion 54 is given the contour indicated in the drawings to facilitate engagement with a inch round curtain rod.

Immediately above the lower terminal portion 40 of the bracket and beneath the portion 42, a slot 44 may be provided in the bracket body, the top portion of (1118' slot lying directly above the lower lateral edge 36 of the fascia board when in assembled relation. As indicated in Fig. 10, the bracket may easily be removed from the fascia board by inserting the blade of a screw driver or the like and prying upward and outward on the bracket so as to increase the curvature of the rearwardly bowed portion and free the lower terminal portion 40 from the lower bead of the fascia board.

A somewhat narrower slot 45 located immediately above the slot 44 serves to receive the blade of a screw driver or the like. Upon forward pressure on the screw driver, the portion of the bracket between the terminal portions 40 and 41 is bowed more sharply so as to cause the distance between the terminal portions 40 and 41 to become slightly lessened and permit the bracket to be entered within the beads of the fascia board.

The bracket 39 is provided with a bracket-supporting portion 46 extending rearwardly from the fascia-boardengaging portion of the bracket between the terminal portions 40 and 41. Preferably, the upper terminal portion 41 is folded back upon itself as indicated in the drawings and the portion 46 extends rearwardly just below this terminal portion.

The bracket-supporting portion 46 is generally flat and extends rearwardly for a short distance. This portion is provided with a pair of opposed, laterally extending tongues 47, 47, located one on each side of this portion, one of the tongues being preferably substantially longer than the other tongue. These tongues are received in a rearwardly extending, horizontal bracket extension 49 which is of the flat channel-shaped form shown in Fig. 7 and is provided with lateral, outwardly directed, horizontal flanges 50, 50. A pair of opposed slots 51, 51 in the vertical webs of the channel receives the tongues 47, 47, the longer tongue 47 first being entered within one slot 51 and then the shorter tongue 47 being entered with in the other slot 51 by sliding the bracket 39 laterally on the extension (see Fig. 8).

The bracket 39 and bracket extension 49 are locked in assembled relation by bending upwardly into the plane of the bracket-supporting portion 46, a pair of bendable tabs 52, 52 extending one on each side of the longer tongue 47 and initially bent downwardly to clear the adjacent flange of the bracket extension 49 and permit relative lateral movement of these parts (see Fig. 9).

The bracket 39 and bracket extension 49 are supported on the head bar 32 by engagement of the bracket extension of each bracket with a brace 55 spanning between the open, rounded beads of the head bar. Each brace 55, one of which 18 shown in Fig. 7, is' formed for snap-in engage-- ment with the rounded beads of the head bar 32 and its engagement with the head bar is generally similar to that of the brace 39 of my above-mentioned application S. N. 778,002. The brace 55 is provided with a pair of lateral channel-like guides 56, 56 for resiliently receiving the flanges 50, 50 of the bracket extension 49. The frictional contact between these guides and the flanges 50, 50 of the bracket extension is sufficient to retain the bracket 39 and fascia board 34 against fortuitous displacement.

In forming the above-described assembly, the bracket 39 and bracket extension 49 are first assembled as above described, the length of the bracket extension being chosen so as to support the fascia board the desired distance 1n front of the head bar. The number of brackets, including bracket extensions, used is dependent in part upon the length of the fascia board and in part upon the weight of drapery and curtains to be supported therefrom. Each assembled bracket 39 and bracket extension 49 is then engaged with the fascia board, first entering the upper terminal portion 41 of the bracket in the upper open bead of the fascia board 34, and the screw driver then being enteredwithin the slot 45 and forced forwardly so as to increase somewhat the curve of the bracket and force the lower terminal portion 40 over the inturned lateral edge 36 of the fascia board and into the lower open bead.

The brackets 39 are arranged along the fascia board as required; and, if desired, the curtain rod 43 is entered Within the hooklike portions .54 of the brackets. The braces 55 are engaged within the open beads of the head bar 32, the channel-like guides 56, 56 of each brace proecting ust above the top of the head bar. The head bar 32 should be removed from the installation brackets for installation of the braces 55.

The spacing of the braces 55 along the head bar is made to correspond with the spacing of the brackets 39, after which the fascia board and bracket assembly may be mounted on the head bar by engaging the bracket extensions 49 with the corresponding braces 55 and moving the fascia board and bracket assembly rearwardly into position. The assembly is relatively rigid and resists fortuitous displacement to a high degree.

I claim:

1. In the Venetian blind art, a bracket for supporting a metal fascia board having a generally flat face and rearwardly and inwardly turned lateral edges forming open beads, said bracket comprising: a springy sheet metal stamping having an intermediate portion adapted to be secured to the front face of a Venetian blind head bar and forwardly extending terminal portions adapted to be engaged within the beads of the fascia board.

2. In the Venetian blind art, a bracket for supporting a metal fascia board having a generally flat face and rearwardly and inwardly turned lateral edges forming open beads, said bracket comprising: a springy sheet metal strip of uniform width having an intermediate portion adapted to be secured to the front face of a Venetian blind head bar and forwardly extending upper and lower terminal portions adapted to be engaged within the beads of the fascia board, the lower terminal portion being more flexible than the upper terminal portion.

3. In the Venetian blind art, a bracket for supporting a metal fascia board having a generally flat face and rearwardly and inwardly turned lateral edges forming open square beads, said bracket comprising: a springy sheet metal stamping having an intermediate portion adapted to be secured to a Venetian blind head bar and forwardly extending upper and lower terminal portions adapted to be engaged within the beads of the fascia board, each of the terminal portions being formed to extend between the inner sides of the inturned lateral edges and the rear side of the fascia board face.

4. In the Venetian blind art, a bracket for supporting a metal fascia board having a generally flat face and rearwardly and inwardly turned lateral edges forming open beads, said bracket comprising: a springy sheet metal strip of uniform width having an intermediate portion adapted to be secured to the front face of a Venetian blind head bar and forwardly extending upper and lower terminal portions adapted to be engaged Within the beads of the fascia board, a guide tab being stamped from the intermediate portion to facilitate mounting the bracket on the head bar and having a net section of reduced area and increased flexibility to facilitate engagement of the bracket with the fascia board.

5. In the Venetian blind art, a bracket for supporting a metal fascia board having a generally fiat face and rearwardly and inwardly turned lateral edges forming open beads, said bracket comprising: a springy sheet metal strip having an intermediate portion adapted to be secured to the front face of a Venetian blind head bar and forwardly extending upper and lower terminal portions adapted to be engaged within the beads of the fascia board, a guide tab being stamped from the intermediate portion to be engaged against the bottom wall of the head bar and leaving an opening in the intermediate portion to receive a screw for mounting the bracket to the head bar.

6. In an assembly including a Venetian blind having a head bar, a metal fascia board having rearwardly and inwardly turned lateral edges forming open beads and mounted in front of the head bar and a curtain rod supported behind the fascia board, the improvement which comprises: the fascia board being supported between its ends by a sheet metal bracket having an intermediate portion secured to the head bar and upper and lower terminal portions extending forwardly and engaged within the open beads of the fascia board, the lower terminal portion of the bracket extending forwardly and downwardly and forming with the rear of the fascia board a V formation receiving and supporting the curtain rod.

7. In an organization including a Venetian blind having a head bar and a metal fascia board having rearwardly and inwardly turned lateral edges forming open beads and mounted in front of the head bar, the improvement which comprises: the fascia board being supported between its ends by a bracket formed of a resilient sheet metal strip spanning between the edges of the fascia board, the terminal portions of the strip extending between the inner sides of the inturned lateral edges and the rear side of the fascia board face, a portion of the strip being folded backward upon itself in spaced relation to form the upper terminal portion and the folded-back portion then being rearwardly directed and supported from the head bar.

8. In the Venetian blind art, a bracket for supporting a metal fascia board having a generally flat face and rearwardly and inwardly turned lateral edges forming open beads, said bracket comprising: a springy sheet metal strip adapted to span between the edges of the fascia board and having terminal portions adapted to be received within the beads and formed to extend between the inner sides of the inturned lateral edges and rear side of the fascia board face, a portion of the strip being folded backward upon itself in spaced relation to form the upper terminal portion and the folded-back portion being rearwardly directed to form a generally flat, hori- Zontal, bracket-supporting element.

9. In an organization, including a Venetian blind having a head bar, and a fascia board mounted in spaced relation in front of the head bar; a supporting bracket engaged with the fascia board and having a generally horizontal, rearwardly extending portion provided with a pair of laterally extending, opposed tongues and a bendable tab beside one of the tongues and initially lying outside the plane of the rearwardly extending portion, and a channel-like bracket extension having slots formed in opposite walls for reception of the tongues, the bracket and extension being engaged by lateral shifting of the bracket on the extension and being held in engagement by bending the tab into the plane of the rearwardly extending portion.

10. A springy sheet metal bracket having upper and lower terminal portions for snap-in engagement with the beads of a metal fascia board having rearwardly and inwardly turned lateral edges forming open beads, said bracket having a rearwardly extending, generally horizontal portion located between the fascia-board-engaging terminal portions of the bracket and provided with a pair of laterally extending opposed tongues and a bendable tab adjacent one of the tongues and initially lying outside the plane of the rearwardly extending portion, and a channel-like bracket extension having slots formed in opposite walls for reception of the tongues, the bracket and extension being engaged by lateral shifting of the bracket on the extension and being held in engagement by bending the tab into the plane of the rearwardly extending portion.

ll. Mounting means for supporting a fascia in position to conceal the holder of a Venetian blind from which the blind slats are suspended, said fascia having upper and lower longitudinally extending channels, comprising: a resilient clip member having connecting means at its ends releasably engageable in said channels to detachably connect said fascia to said clip member; and attaching means associated with said clip member and gf taghably connectible to the holder of the Venetian l2. Mounting means for supporting a fascia in position to conceal the holder of a Venetian blind from which the blind slats are suspended, said fascia having upper and lower flanges defining upper and lower longitudinally extending channels, comprising: a resilient clip member having a loop at one end insertable in one of said channels and detent means at its other end engageable with the flange defining the other channel to detachably connect the fascia to said clip member; and attaching means associated with said clip member and detachably connectible to the holder of the Venetian blind.

l3. Mounting means for supporting a fascia in position to conceal the holder of a Venetian blind from which the blind slats are suspended, said fascia having upper and lower longitudinally extending channels, comprising: a resilient clip member having a vertical portion provided with connecting means at its upper and lower ends releasably engageable in said channels to detachably connect said fascia to said clip member; and attaching means associated with said clip member and extending laterally with respect to its said vertical portion, said attaching means being detachably connectible to the holder of the Venetian blind and supporting said fascia from said holder.

14. Mounting means for supporting a fascia in posi tion to conceal the holder of a Venetian blind from which the blind slats are suspended, said fascia having upper and lower longitudinally extending channels, comprising: a resilient clip member having a vertical portion provided with connecting means at its upper and lower ends releasably engageable in said channels to detachably connect said fascia to said clip member; and attaching means for detachably connecting said clip member to the holder of the Venetian blind, said vertical portion being spaced laterally from said holder.

15. A Venetian blind upper assembly, including: a holder adapted to be secured to a structure adjacent a window and to support a plurality of blind slats; a fascia for surrounding said holder and concealing the same, said fascia having upper and lower longitudinally extending channels; a plurality of clip members each having a vertical portion provided with connecting means at its upper and lower ends engageable in said channels to support said fascia; and attaching means for detachably connecting said clip members to said holder with said fascia spaced from said holder.

16. A Venetian blind upper assembly, including: a headboard; a fascia surrounding the exposed edges of said headboard and concealing the same, said fascia having upper and lower longitudinally extending channels; and a plurality of clip members each having a vertical portion provided with connecting means at its upper and lower ends engageable in said channels to support said fascia, said clip members having horizontal portions secured against the under side of said headboard.

17. A Venetian blind upper assembly, including: a headboard, a U-shaped fascia surrounding the exposed edges of said headboard and concealing the same, said fascia haying upper and lower longitudinally extending channels; and a plurality of resilient clip members each having a vertical portion provided with connecting means at its upper and lower ends engageable in said channels to support said fascia, said clip members having horizontal portions secured against the under side of said headboard.

18. A Venetian blind upper assembly, including: a headboard; a U-shaped fascia surrounding the exposed edges of said headboard and concealing the same, said fascia having upper and lower longitudinally extending channels; a plurality of resilient clip members each having a vertical portion provided with connecting means at its upper and lower ends engageable in said channels to support said fascia, said clip members having horizontal portions secured against said headboard, each of said clip members also having a leg depending therefrom and provided with a hook at its lower end; and a drapery rod receivable in said hooks to adapt it to be supported from said clip members.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Kenney Jan. 13, 1931 10 Lorentzen Apr. 18, 1939 Rust July 2, 1940 July 9, 1940 Feb. 10, 1942 g. 3, 1943 Charbonneau Oct. 24, 1950 FOREIGN PATENTS Austria Jan. 10, 1951 

